Falcon 9.

The most-flown active orbital rocket. SpaceX's two-stage partially reusable Falcon 9 has flown 300+ times since 2010, with first-stage booster recovery on land or droneship. Payload to LEO: ~22.8 tons reusable. Workhorse for Starlink, Dragon ISS missions, commercial GTO sats, and government launches.

Every Falcon 9 launch is independently confirmed by LaunchDetect from NOAA GOES or JMA Himawari geostationary thermal infrared imagery within 30 to 90 seconds of ignition.

Vehicle facts

OperatorSpaceX
CountryUS
First flight2010
StatusActive (Block 5)
ClassMedium-lift partially reusable
Primary padsSLC-40 Cape Canaveral, LC-39A Kennedy, SLC-4E Vandenberg
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